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Platform gap

A platform gap (also known technically as the platform train interface or PTI in some countries) is the space between a train car (or other mass transit vehicle) and the edge of the station platform, often created by geometric constraints, historic legacies, or use of partially compatible equipment.

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Straight platforms

Curved platforms

Gap fillers

Equipment compatibility

Other contributing factors

Specifications and limits

Mitigation

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Incidents and accidents

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Platform gap

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples147
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

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Platform gap

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related to External links · 20
Platform gap → Ahmad, Australia, Brisbane, Central Queensland University, CRC, Dhamodharan, London Underground, Media, PDF, Platform-train, Queensland, Rail Innovation, Rajkumar, Raman, Retrieved, September, Shan Sanjar, Train, Wikimedia CommonsDevadoss, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Incidents and accidents · 17
Platform gap → Abraham Lincoln, American, American Civil War, An, Edwin Booth, He, In, India, Jersey City, John Wilkes Booth, Mumbai, New Jersey, President Lincoln, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Singapore, While
related to Germany · 14
Platform gap → Berlin U-Bahn, Blumenbretter, Bombardier Talent, Germany, Großprofil, Kleinprofil, Many, Nuremberg U-Bahn, On, U1-U4, U5-U9, VAG Class DT1, VAG Class DT3, VAG Class G1
related to Specifications and limits · 14
Platform gap → ADA, Americans, Appendix, As, At, CFR Part, Disabilities Act, However, In, New Jersey Department, NJDOT, Transportation, US, US Federal Railway Administration
related to Gap fillers · 10
Platform gap → Alternatively, British Rail Class, Mechanical, Moving, Stadler GTW, These, They, Train-mounted, Tyne, Wear Metro
related to Hong Kong · 10
Platform gap → After, East Rail, However, It, Lo Wu, MTR, October, Plans, Platform, They
related to United Kingdom · 8
Platform gap → Bakerloo, Bank, Central, London, New Tube, Piccadilly, Transport, With
related to Mitigation · 7
Platform gap → Dutch, German BR423 EMU's, On, Operational, Physical, SLT, This
related to Singapore · 7
Platform gap → Circle MRT, East West MRT, Mass Rapid Transit, North East MRT, North South MRT, Platform, Singapore
related to Equipment compatibility · 5
Platform gap → Amtrak, In, Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit, This

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kassel curbs help to reduce platform gaps without requiring time-consuming manual alignment at each BRT station stopinstance ofAlignment setups0.80text
Bankinstance ofat curved platforms0.80text
where the gap between the traininstance ofat curved platforms0.80text
the platform can exceed 1 footinstance ofat curved platforms0.80text
New Jersey Transitinstance ofpublic testimony by the acting president of the Long Island Rail Road cited the need to interoperate with freight service and other passenger services0.80text
Amtrakinstance ofpublic testimony by the acting president of the Long Island Rail Road cited the need to interoperate with freight service and other passenger services0.80text
in addition to its own diverse rolling stockinstance ofpublic testimony by the acting president of the Long Island Rail Road cited the need to interoperate with freight service and other passenger services0.80text
as complicatinginstance ofpublic testimony by the acting president of the Long Island Rail Road cited the need to interoperate with freight service and other passenger services0.80text
slowing efforts to deal with platform gap hazardsinstance ofpublic testimony by the acting president of the Long Island Rail Road cited the need to interoperate with freight service and other passenger services0.80text
pushing or jostlinginstance ofbehavior of other passengers0.80text
carry luggageinstance ofbehavior of other passengers0.80text
other articlesinstance ofbehavior of other passengers0.80text

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